Adria Rios waves and says hello to the Blessed Virgin Mary every day as she drives along Lower Macungie Road on her way to work. On Friday, Rios's morning routine was disrupted. The statue was gone. She just figured that it was taken away for repairs. She never imagined that someone would steal the Blessed Mother. But some time between 2 and 7 a.m. Friday, that is exactly what happened. A new crown of yellow flowers the statue's owner placed on Mary's head just two days earlier was left behind in the grass.

It's a store where price tags will only be suggested donations, and prices will be negotiable based on need. The concept behind Twice Blessed, at 25 N. 10th St., is to offer furniture, clothing and household goods to those in need in downtown Allentown. May 1 will mark its grand opening. Nothing in the store will cost more than $10, said Carol Spitler, store manager and ministry leader for Bethany United Methodist Church in Wescosville. "I think we are really providing something that the Lehigh Valley has never seen before," Spitler said.

When Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua celebrates the feast day Mass of Blessed Katharine Drexel today in Philadelphia, her life of service to those she called "the poorest of the poor, the most neglected and the most oppressed" will be recalled by thousands in the region and around the world with a sense of joy and anticipation. Joy arises in reflecting on the life Drexel led, abandoning the wealth into which she was born for poverty, chastity and obedience, a life in which her $20 million inheritance didn't matter except as the means to establish a religious order and build schools for American Indians and African Americans.

Stephen E. Nadeau, 37, of Delong Road, Alburtis R.1, died Saturday in his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Millinocket, Maine. He was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Bally. There are no survivors. Services: Private. Interment, Most Blessed Sacrament Cemetery, Bally. No calling hours. Arrangements, Mann Funeral Home, 222 Washington St., East Greenville.

Michael A. Sivco, 70, husband of Dorothy E. (Marks) Sivco for 50 years, of Gravel Pike, Hereford, died May 4, 2005, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Michael J. and Helen E. (Soffa) Sivco. He worked in the maintenance department of the former Sonoco Inc., East Greenville, for 25 years before retiring in 1994. Prior to that, he worked for the former Stanley Flagg Company, Stowe, for many years. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Bally.

Matthew Jones, 18 months, of Roseto enjoys the sliding board Sunday at Nazareth Borough Park. His mom, Brenda Jones, watches. Like many others during a Memorial Day weekend blessed with nice weather, the family was having a picnic.